[Albion] AFC Bournemouth vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[Forster's Armband]

Colwill, Caicedo and Mac Allister were on a different level and some.

CM options of Lallana, Gilmour, Baleba (at this stage), Milner are embarrassing. I won't include Gross because he's still a great ACM, unluckily he's now playing with grandads or snails.

Gilmour is embarrassing? Have you watched him?

 

[Weststander]

Which is also why he had to evolve but didnt

Do you mean tactics or the club's summer 23 window?

 

[Mike Small]

De Zerbi saying we're still going for Europe and then starting O'mahony and Offiah is an oxymoron

He started them to make the point 'it's the club policy'. So tired of this bollocks.

 

[Weststander]

Gilmour is embarrassing? Have you watched him?

As part of a collective with the wheelchair olympics options of Lallana and Milner, yes. An embarrassingly slow CM.

Regarding the player -a neat passing game and tenacious. But painfully slow, never scores, can't defend, an assist every 20 PL games. He might thrive with two quality pivots behind him, but the club won't shell out that money.

 

[Mike Small]

Buonanotte shit defending and just f***ing walking back waching. Pathetic. He can f*** off as well.

This is a shit show.

He wouldn't get into another PL team bar maybe Sheffield United.

 

[raymondo]

Barco the best player on pitch for us. The rest been shocking

I also thought Enciso did quite well. He's looked very mature to me since he returned from his major injury - he looks like a leader on the pitch.

 

[Mike Small]

Really feels like TB/Barber should be on the blower this evening arranging terms for RDZ's departure. Him and his cronies out with immediate effect, Crofty to take over until the end of the season, and let's crack on with securing a top quality manager. Why even bother dragging out the inevitable for another few weeks?

'Crofty'? Please not. Have you seen him talk about going for dinner with RDZ. He literally ejaculates talking about how much he RDZ loves football. Thick as pig ****.

 

[Mike Small]

I do like this ginger Barco, he's committed and gets stuck in and some good skills too. He'll make mistakes but he puts a shift in.

RDZ will 'coach' that out of him. Just play it back to Bart/Jason. Repeat, repeat.

 

[birthofanorange]

RDZ will 'coach' that out of him. Just play it back to Bart/Jason. Repeat, repeat.

How does one go about 'coaching' out ginger?

 

[Dorset Seagull]

Do you mean tactics or the club's summer 23 window?

Tactics. You have to adapt to how the opposition react to how you play but also to what you have available player wise

 

[Weststander]

Tactics. You have to adapt to how the opposition react to how you play but also to what you have available player wise

If Rob Edwards, O'Neil or Iraola had replaced RDZ mid season, with the no spend policy continuing, I'd be interested to know how they could've stacked up some goals and PL wins. Of course, we could adopt a low block of 9 players being camped out in deep defence for 90 minutes as with Hughton, relying on a couple of pacy forwards to destroy them on the counter. But Pedro, Enciso, Solly and Mitoma have largely been out. Perhaps it would've worked?

I have my doubts with our squad quality eg error prone CB's.

 

[BLOCK F]

If Rob Edwards, O'Neil or Iraola had replaced RDZ mid season, with the no spend policy continuing, I'd be interested to know how they could've stacked up some goals and PL wins. Of course, we could adopt a low block of 9 players being camped out in deep defence for 90 minutes as with Hughton, relying on a couple of pacy forwards to destroy them on the counter. But Pedro, Enciso, Solly and Mitoma have largely been out. Perhaps it would've worked?

I have my doubts with our squad quality eg error prone CB's.

Play both Bart and Jason in goal every game. One to catch the ball and the other one to pass it out.
It may have helped, but on the other hand…… if not, stick Jason up front.

 

[Dorset Seagull]

If Rob Edwards, O'Neil or Iraola had replaced RDZ mid season, with the no spend policy continuing, I'd be interested to know how they could've stacked up some goals and PL wins. Of course, we could adopt a low block of 9 players being camped out in deep defence for 90 minutes as with Hughton, relying on a couple of pacy forwards to destroy them on the counter. But Pedro, Enciso, Solly and Mitoma have largely been out. Perhaps it would've worked?

I have my doubts with our squad quality eg error prone CB's.

I guess we will have to just disagree on the De Zerbi situation. I think its tactics and you think its personnel. Thanks for the sensible input

 

[Weststander]

I guess we will have to just disagree on the De Zerbi situation. I think its tactics and you think its personnel. Thanks for the sensible input

I’m not happy either, I think he’ll walk.

 

[Dorset Seagull]

I’m not happy either, I think he’ll walk.

Just out of interest do you think he understood our model or was expecting similar quality replacements to those sold?

 

[oldboyroy]

I also thought Enciso did quite well. He's looked very mature to me since he returned from his major injury - he looks like a leader on the pitch.

Yes, Enciso had 2 good efforts created by himself

 

[Beach Hut]

were loose

Emphatically correct (again), Dear Friend

 

[Robinjakarta]

'Crofty'? He literally ejaculates talking about how much he RDZ loves football.

How do you know? Have you seen him do this?

 

[AlexBH]

Keepers gotta save that third goal, but when De Zerbi keeps switching between the keepers how’s he supposed to build up his confidence and improve his game

 

[Mike Small]

How do you know? Have you seen him do this?

Watch the 'Rise of De Zerbi' on Youtube and the clubs own website. Crofts talking about going for dinner with RDZ early on. It's cringy imo.